What type of brush? Do you use humid air? How do you groom them without them hating you? Please share!! 🫶
by viktton
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What type of brush? Do you use humid air? How do you groom them without them hating you? Please share!! 🫶
by viktton
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The furminator for shorthaired cats. I promise you won’t look back.
coming back to this because my babygirl hates being groomed lol
I have a small slicker brush and a lint roller handy.
I have to use a lint roller with mine which is exhausting but no brush will grab her loose hairs (shes a satin mix so idk if that has something to do with it) shes not a huge fan of the lint roller but she tolerates it for the treats at the end.
There’s never a 0% chance of them hating you after grooming. One of mine falls asleep while the other takes it as a declaration of war. For both of them, I put them in my lap & sit somewhere they’re not usually roaming (either the front porch if weather is good or living room). I have a few different tools I use, one of which is a Furminator and gently brush until they’re either done with me or I’m done with them (they usually win since my go-to isn’t generally nipping). If it’s nail trimming day, they get that done first. I try to make sure I don’t keep them on me any longer than they’re comfortable with & watch their cues to make sure I’m not overstepping. While they don’t like it, I do sometimes have to force the issue, especially when they look like Super-Bun with a fur cape flowing off their bums. If that’s the case, I give them a few freeze dried blueberries and make sure I apologize bunny-style.
I have a glove made for cats, that’s the only thing they tolerate. The lint roller worked better but they won’t stay still and hate it.
The brush in this pic. Got in the cat section in petsmart.
https://preview.redd.it/iv1frb8lw6kf1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13d39f93c5df6a0c47ad265173163808b63b1dbe
In addition to the purple cat brush, one of our vets recommend a sticky lint roller for really heavy shedding. My girls don’t mind the lint roller but my boy gets upset about it.
I use a foldable baby changing table for grooming. We’ve got the Safari Cat Shedding Blade (little curry brush), Furemover Duo, and/or my fave is the SleekEZ! Tried combs and they did not work well. Cat nail clippers work great for smaller buns, I like the lighted ones… they work for my bigger bun too but small dog clippers would probably be better. If I am holding them, just mindful that it’s not in a trancing position. I also check their glands and very gently clean out with a wet q-tip on either side if needed.
I pull it off
We kind of lightly pluck the loose fur off of ours when they molt. You can also run our hands through their fur kind of squeezing it between your fingers. You can also just pet them with damp hands to collect loose fur and the rub your hands together to roll it all up into a clump.
Petting with one hand, while they’re eating snacks, and “plucking” with the other helps reduce their annoyance or even knowledge of what you’re doing. 🙂
Her fur looks a little smooth, is she part Rex? If so brushing would damage her coat and it may not grow back properly. A damp hand (wipe off on dry towel intermittently) or slightly damp cloth is best. Big tufts that are already very loose (about to come off) you can gently pluck off.
I started using a wet soft toothbrush **very occasionally** with small gentle strokes. It’s the only thing they even remotely tolerate. I guess it gives them the feeling of being groomed by their own species. 🤷‍♀️
Honestly, use a comb designed for a human baby.
Man, I just fkn pet the creature and the shit comes off. Haha
Wear black.
As soon as I get a bunny they are subjected to daily brushing. If they really hate it try putting them higher up on a towel. Also get a furminator and lots of hand plucking.
I have no idea what this kind of brush is called, but we use one with soft bristles, and we usually brush them while they’re munching on cilantro so they’re too distracted to get angry at us. It came with the first rabbit we got so I have no idea where it originally came from. (I’m guessing it came from the pet store they got her from, but I’m not positive.)
Sometimes when it’s obvious that there’s a tuft of fur that’s going to come out on it’s own any second now we’ll just pluck it out though.
My bun HATES the brush. So I come up with the idea of petting him head to butt and concentrating all loose hair around his butt, then gently pick it off and stick it on my bed. Then use the brush to brush the hair off my bed after no more shedding or my bedsheet is full.
I use an [equigroomer](https://a.co/d/6HzozC9), it’s so gentle that my buns never noticed it.
A hairbuster comb or a small slicker brush work for me